Darrel E. Davis, age 78 of Russellville, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1934 at Brentwood to the late Roy H. and Villa G. Miller Davis.

He was a graduate of Westfork High School, then went on to get his BS in electrical engineering from Wichita State University. After college, he worked for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, and also worked for Kansas Gas and Electric, Venill Corporation in Vietnam and Bechtel Corporation, where he was the senior field electrical engineer for three different nuclear plants. He was the city building official for the city of Russellville for three years, was president of Triangle Electric for 35 years and was also a U.S. Army veteran. He loved watching sports, especially baseball, and reading a good book.